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Surgical button inserter system and method

a button inserter and button technology, applied in the field of surgical buttons and apparatus and methods, can solve the problems of difficult button release and button rotation, surgical button to secure suture to bone, and difficult button insertion through tunnel followed by button release and rotation,

Active Publication Date: 2020-09-15
PARCUS MEDICAL
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Benefits of technology

Facilitates controlled insertion and rotation of surgical buttons, reducing the risk of the threaded rod breaking and improving the precision and ease of securing sutures in tight spaces, enhancing the efficiency of minimally invasive procedures.

Problems solved by technology

The use of surgical buttons to secure suture to bone presents particular challenges.
The insertion of the surgical button through the tunnel followed by release and rotation of the button is difficult particularly in minimally invasive procedures where the dimensions of the surgical opening must be minimized.
The grasper does not do a very good job of limiting rotation of the button during insertion.

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[0046]A button inserter apparatus for the insertion of a surgical button includes an inserter handle and an elongated inserter shaft connected at one end to the inserter handle. The inserter handle can have different sizes and shapes. An inserter head is connected to the inserter shaft at an end opposite to the inserter handle. The inserter head can be a connected piece or integrally formed with the inserter shaft. The inserter head includes opposing engagement projections for engaging and retaining a surgical button there between and in an axial orientation relative to the elongated shaft. One of the engagement projections is axially movable relative to the other of the engagement projections and the inserter shaft.

[0047]A button engage and release assembly extends from the inserter handle to the inserter head. The engage and release assembly prevents relative axial movement between the engagement projections, and selectively permits relative movement of the engagement projections ...

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Abstract

A button inserter apparatus for the insertion of a surgical button includes an inserter handle and an elongated inserter shaft connected at one end to the inserter handle. An inserter head is connected to the inserter shaft at an end opposite to the inserter handle. The inserter head includes opposing engagement projections for engaging and retaining a surgical button there between. One of the engagement projections is longitudinally movable relative to the other of the engagement projections. A button engage and release assembly extends from the inserter handle to the inserter head, and selectively prevents relative longitudinal movement between the engagement projections, and selectively permits relative movement of the engagement projections and thereby release of the surgical button. The engage and release assembly is operable from the inserter handle to cause relative longitudinal movement of the engagement projections and release of the surgical button. A surgical button and a method of inserting a surgical button are also disclosed.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 738,295 filed on Sep. 28, 2018, entitled “BUTTON INSERTER AND METHOD”, the entire disclosure of which incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to surgical buttons and apparatus and methods for inserting surgical buttons into a patient.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Surgical buttons are used to secure sutures and thereby other surgical items such as grafts to a body part. The use of surgical buttons to secure suture to bone presents particular challenges. A tunnel of significant length is sometimes formed through the bone. The elongated surgical button is dimensioned so as to fit through the tunnel axially, but is longer than the width of the tunnel such that when inserted through the tunnel and rotated the button will engage bone around the tunnel opening. Tension can then be applied to suture engaged to the button t...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/04
CPCA61B17/0401A61B2017/0404A61B2017/0414A61B2017/0409
Inventor BRUNSVOLD, MARK D.BRACY, BARTON W.HARSHBARGER, JOEL
Owner PARCUS MEDICAL